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Aj Bell Plc

Current Price 315.50p Bid 315.00p Ask 316.00p Change 7.31%
Last Updated: 18/04/2024 09:35. Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes.
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Company Overview

AJ Bell Plc is a United Kingdom-based company that provides investment platforms. The Company provides investment administration, dealing, and custody services. The Company's products include AJ Bell Investcentre, AJ Bell, Touch, and Dodl. Its AJ Bell Investcentre is an investment platform proposition for regulated financial advisers and wealth managers, providing a suite of products, services, investment solutions, and online tools to help manage their retail customers' portfolios. AJ Bell is an investment platform proposition for execution-only retail customers that includes investment solutions through its in-house funds and ready-made portfolios, and guidance via the AJ Bell Favourite funds list.

Financial Highlights Year Ended 30/09/2023

Revenue
£218.23m
Operating Profit/Loss
£86.22m
Dividend yield (%)
3.90
Total dividend for year
n/ap
Dividend cover
1.54
P/E Ratio
16.60

Key Personnel

Mr Michael Thomas Summersgill
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Peter Birch
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Roger Stott
Chief Operating Officer
MR Fiona Fry
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Fiona Clutterbuck
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Eamonn Michael Flanagan
Non-Executive Director
Mr Leslie Michael Platts
Non-Executive Director
Mr Margaret Hassall
Non-Executive Director
Ms Evelyn Bourke
Non-Executive Director

Stock Details

EPIC
AJBL
ISIN
GB00BFZNLB60
Shares in Issue
0.00m
Market cap
£0.00m

Analyst Views (2)

Strong Buy
 
0%
Buy
 
50.00%
Hold
 
50.00%
Sell
 
0%
Strong Sell
 
0%
This information is provided by Web Financial Group (UK) Limited. It is subject to change without notice and doesn't reflect the views held by Redmayne Bentley and is not advice.

Price Summary

Mid Price
315.50p
Bid Price
315.00p
Ask Price
316.00p
Volume
64,630
Change Today
21.50p
% Change Today
7.31%
Open
314.00p
Previous Close
294.00p
Intraday High
316.00p
Intraday Low
307.50p
52 Week High
340.00p
52 Week Low
248.60p
52 week high and low figures quoted above are calculated from intraday price data.

Intra-Day Chart

Income Statement

Year End Date
30 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Continuing Operations
Revenue
218.23
163.85
Operating Profit/Loss
86.22
58.98
Net Interest
0.95
0.77
Pre-Tax Profit
87.66
58.41
Profit After Tax from continuing operations
68.22
46.74
Discontinued Operations
Profit After Tax
n/a
n/a
Profit/Loss for the Year
68.22
46.74
Attributable to:
Equity Holders of Parent Company
68.22
46.74
Minority Interests
n/a
n/a
Total Dividend Paid
n/ap
n/ap
Retained Profit/(Loss) for the Financial Year
n/a
n/a

Earnings per Share

Year End Date
30 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2022
Basic
16.59p
11.39p
Diluted
16.53p
11.35p
Adjusted
16.59p
11.39p
Dividend per Share
n/ap
n/ap

Assets

Year End Date
30 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment
14.61
15.60
Intangible Assets
14.42
15.77
Investment Properties
n/a
n/a
Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Financial Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Non-Current Assets
0.48
0.61
Current Assets
Inventories
n/a
n/a
Trade & Other Receivables
58.50
49.47
Cash at Bank & In Hand
146.30
84.03
Current Asset Investments
n/a
n/a
Other Current Assets
n/a
n/a
Other Assets
n/a
n/a
Total Assets
234.32
165.48

Liabilities

Year End Date
30 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Current Liabilities
Borrowings
1.54
1.57
Other Current Liabilities
53.71
16.12
Total Current Liabilities
55.25
17.69
Non-Current Liabilities
Borrowings
10.87
12.40
Provisions
2.16
2.00
Other Non-Current Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Non-Current Liabilities
13.03
14.40
Other Liabilities
n/a
n/a
Total Liabilities
68.28
32.09

Net Assets

Year End Date
30 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Net Assets
166.04
133.39

Capital & Reserves

Year End Date
30 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2022
 
£ (M)
£ (M)
Share Capital
0.05
0.05
Share Premium Account
8.96
8.93
Other Reserves
-2.38
-0.47
Retained Earnings
159.40
124.89
Shareholders Funds
166.04
133.39
Minority Interests/Other Equity
n/a
n/a
Total Equity
166.04
133.39

Dividend History

Type
Ex-Dividend Date
Payment Date
Payment
Final
11 Jan 2024
09 Feb 2024
7.25p
Final
11 Jan 2024
09 Feb 2024
7.25p
Interim
08 Jun 2023
30 Jun 2023
3.50p
Final
19 Jan 2023
17 Feb 2023
4.59p
Interim
09 Jun 2022
01 Jul 2022
2.78p
Final
06 Jan 2022
04 Feb 2022
4.50p
Final
06 Jan 2022
04 Feb 2022
4.50p
Interim
10 Jun 2021
02 Jul 2021
2.46p
Final
07 Jan 2021
05 Feb 2021
4.66p
Interim
04 Jun 2020
26 Jun 2020
1.50p
Final
09 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2020
3.33p
Interim
06 Jun 2019
28 Jun 2019
1.50p

Dividend Metrics

Year End Date
30 Sep 2023
30 Sep 2022
Dividend growth
45.86%
5.89%
Dividend yield
3.90%
2.70%
Dividend cover
1.54
1.55


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